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I’m convinced I get more “deals” (temporary discounts) from Uber without Uber One/after canceling it, which offsets the benefits from Uber One. I don’t see tho

by gkapur 1y ago

I’m convinced I get more “deals” (temporary discounts) from Uber without Uber One/after canceling it, which offsets the benefits from Uber One. I don’t see those deals on Uber Eats so it feels like the real value of Uber One is for heavy Uber Eats users. PS. Worth going through the cancellation flow when you are up for renewal as they will probably offer you 50% off Uber One.

xeromal 1y ago
My brother did this for about 6 months. I can't remember exactly how but he was always getting cheaper meals than me on uber one. lol
zeroonetwothree 1y ago
It’s only worth it for Eats, yes. (I’ve had Uber One since 5 years)
candiddevmike 1y ago
The deals for any of these meal services are bullshit in my experience. There's a lot of hidden fees or minimum order amount stuff that isn't apparent until you get to the checkout, definitely not the great deal they have you believe you're getting.
- cogman10 1y ago
  It's markup on markup on markup. We have a restaurant where I can order a $10 meal and pick it up myself. The same meal done through uber is $30. Everything has a percentage added and there's at least 3 extra "you used us" fees that get tacked on. All the menu items can have anywhere from a 20->100% markup. It's quite insane.
paxys 1y ago
Uber's sales reps convinced my company to sign up for a business account for employee travel. Soon we started noticing that advertised fares for the exact same ride were 20-40% higher when the business profile was activated. Now the guidance for employees is to always book rides using the personal profile and file for reimbursement. I'm convinced that Uber is only able to survive by scamming customers.
- gruez 1y ago
  FWIW I used a business profile a few years ago because that's the only way to not use your uber gift balance (we couldn't expense gift balances), and didn't notice any discrepancy between personal and business rates for the base fare. Selecting "business" disables any promos, which is likely where the discrepancy is coming from.

by gkapur 1y ago

xeromal 1y ago

My brother did this for about 6 months. I can't remember exactly how but he was always getting cheaper meals than me on uber one. lol

zeroonetwothree 1y ago

It’s only worth it for Eats, yes. (I’ve had Uber One since 5 years)

candiddevmike 1y ago

The deals for any of these meal services are bullshit in my experience. There's a lot of hidden fees or minimum order amount stuff that isn't apparent until you get to the checkout, definitely not the great deal they have you believe you're getting.

cogman10 1y ago
It's markup on markup on markup. We have a restaurant where I can order a $10 meal and pick it up myself. The same meal done through uber is $30. Everything has a percentage added and there's at least 3 extra "you used us" fees that get tacked on. All the menu items can have anywhere from a 20->100% markup. It's quite insane.

paxys 1y ago

Uber's sales reps convinced my company to sign up for a business account for employee travel. Soon we started noticing that advertised fares for the exact same ride were 20-40% higher when the business profile was activated. Now the guidance for employees is to always book rides using the personal profile and file for reimbursement. I'm convinced that Uber is only able to survive by scamming customers.

gruez 1y ago
FWIW I used a business profile a few years ago because that's the only way to not use your uber gift balance (we couldn't expense gift balances), and didn't notice any discrepancy between personal and business rates for the base fare. Selecting "business" disables any promos, which is likely where the discrepancy is coming from.